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painted buckeye

Aesculus sylvatica

The painted buckeye is a beautiful tree with bright green leaves and stunning flowers that look like little butterflies! It’s a great tree for parks and gardens, adding color and beauty to nature.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The painted buckeye is a small tree or large shrub with striking, upright clusters of pale yellow to reddish-pink flowers, often striped with red or orange. Its palmate leaves have five to seven leaflets, and its smooth, light brown bark develops into shallow ridges with age.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

It's one of the very first trees to show off its vibrant green leaves in the springtime!

Its early spring flowers are like a welcome beacon for hungry bees and butterflies!

Squirrels sometimes bury the painted buckeye's toxic seeds, helping to plant new trees!

The name 'buckeye' comes from its dark seed with a light spot, resembling a deer's eye!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Toxic Seed Defense

Painted buckeye has toxic seeds containing saponins that deter most animals from eating them, helping it survive and reproduce.

Fähigkeit

Nectar Guides

Its colorful flowers feature nectar guides that lead pollinators like bees and butterflies to their sweet reward, ensuring pollination.

Fähigkeit

Early Spring Bloomer

The painted buckeye blooms very early in spring, giving it a head start attracting pollinators before many other plants.

Maße und Details

Höhe
600-900 cm
Ausbreitung
450-750 cm
Blütengröße
2.5-4 cm
Blütezeit
Early spring to late spring
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Mäßig
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

European honey bee

Apis mellifera

collects nectar and pollen from its flowers.

pollinates

Common eastern bumblebee

Bombus impatiens

Feeds on nectar, transferring pollen between blooms.

depends on

Eastern gray squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

buries seeds, sometimes unintentionally planting them.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Do not eat the seeds, as they can be harmful. Always enjoy nature by looking, not touching!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von painted buckeye?

600-900 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von painted buckeye?

450-750 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von painted buckeye?

2.5-4 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von painted buckeye?

Early spring to late spring

Was ist der/die/das essbar von painted buckeye?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von painted buckeye?

Mäßig

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von painted buckeye?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von painted buckeye?

Insekten

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